Chapter 698

David was staring at his phone, recalling the moment Thalassa admitted that she liked money and intended to keep it all for herself.

He scoffed at the mere thought of her.

Even though he had agreed to let her use his account to withdraw the money, he did so in a cold voice.

In just a few minutes, Thalassa had completely flipped the situation on its head, leaving him feeling like a sucker.

Was this a sign of her being money-minded?

It seemed more like she was treating money like dirt. Any other woman would’ve been ecstatic. They would have eagerly indulged in the extravagance of a billion dollars and then some.

But Thalassa was stubbornly determined to return it all to Lysander.

What sort of gem of a woman was she?

Poor him; he’d been used as a tool in the strange back and forth between Lysander and Thalassa.

He sent a message to Thalassa to confirm, one last time, if she really wanted to go through with this.

[You still have time to back out.]

She replied swiftly.

out. I’m just worried you’ll hold this against me. You have

lips twitched as he read the

lost his chance to back out

She played him like a fiddle.

two peas in a

Thalassa’s confirmation, David was now left with the task of returning this massive amount

put him in Mr.

go through the

got up swiftly to get this done. For every second he delayed, the hot potato in his hand would burn

finance department and informed the manager about

finished speaking with the finance manager, the department

emphasized the need to credit the money

department manager. He was always the one dealing with Lysander’s matters, including financial transactions. The manager didn’t think twice. She followed David’s instructions and credited the

everything was done,

his office, hoping that this issue would end here. But the more he thought about it, the more anxious he became. His heart was pounding like a drum.

to the CEO’s office, coincidentally running into the finance manager at the entrance.

just rang the doorbell

David joined her. They exchanged a look at the door.

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